tail (off)

verb

Definition of tail (off)next
as in to fade (away)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tail (off)
  1. vanish
  2. evaporate
  3. taper off
  4. give out
Verb
  • While the recent seven-game stretch has been an improvement, the flaws on this team haven’t vanished.
    Matthew Fairburn, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
  • By contrast, this rising international elite is creating something very different: a society in which superstition defeats reason and logic, transparency vanishes, and the nefarious actions of political leaders are obscured behind a cloud of nonsense and distraction.
    Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of vanish
Verb
  • That sense of urgency seems to have evaporated as Bolt struggles to answer questions about the strange deal.
    Iain Martin, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
  • This time, after a 20-point lead late in the second quarter almost completely evaporated at the start of the third, the Heat came together to improve to 3-1 on the trip and 20-17 on the season.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2025
Definition of evaporate
Verb
  • But while red flag warnings will be in effect for Los Angeles County and much of Ventura County until 6 p.m. Thursday, the strong winds are forecast to taper off Wednesday afternoon as an ocean breeze blows onto the coast.
    Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
  • More was coming, though it was slated to taper off into Monday.
    Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of taper off
Verb
  • Expected to come in a 2025 upgrade, these will enable you to stop giving out your real Gmail address to people or companies that ask for them.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Each coin was worth $100, and only the players lowered within the 20 minutes could give out their shields.
    Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of give out
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